What is Altmetrics?
In scholarly and scientific publishing, Altmetrics are non-traditional metrics proposed as an alternative to more traditional citation impact metrics, such as impact factor and h-index.
It is a new way to communicate and measure research
Who is Altmetrics?
A London-based start-up focused on making article level metrics easy. Its mission is to track and analyse the online activity around scholarly literature.
- Authors should be able to see the attention that their articles are receiving in real-time.
- Publishers, librarians and repository managers should be able to show authors and readers the conversations surrounding their content.
- Editors should be able to quickly identify commentary where a response is required.
- Researchers should be able to see which recent papers their peers think are interesting.
Who is Altmetrics for?